Title: markb202's Replies | WordPress.org --- # markb202 [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [complete beginner](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/complete-beginner/) * [markb202](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/) * (@markb202) * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/complete-beginner/#post-625447) * I don’t know what I’m doing here. I suspect anyone looking also knows I don’t know what I’m doing here. I suspect this is why so many XAMPPLITE queries go unanswered, we don’t know what we’re doing here. It’s just too much work educating the complete beginner for such a small team as runs WordPress. I’m going to WordPress. com and do it the easy way. I suspect I will learn there what I need to know here, and it will take some time, if I really want to learn it. I am a suspicious fellow it seems. * A wise old man taught me to always acknowledge the good. And I do because it is good to do so, good for me, and good all round. * Thank you for your silence. Thank you for WordPress. But mostly, thank you to the great mystery behind that supports it all in this wonderful existence. * And even if nobody ever sees this acknowledgment it goes into the mystery and a little good is manifest somewhere as a consequence. * Mark * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [complete beginner](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/complete-beginner/) * [markb202](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/) * (@markb202) * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/complete-beginner/#post-625446) * Any help gratefully received. I can follow instructions but I don’t understand the technical matters too well. * LOADING WORDPRESS TO XAMPP * I Followed instructions to the letter at [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/) and going to [http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php](http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php) in Firefox I got the following message: * define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’); // The name of the database define(‘DB_USER’,‘ root’); // Your MySQL username define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ”); // …and password define(‘ DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value * Warning: require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/admin.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampplite\htdocs\wordpress\ wp-admin\includes\upgrade.php on line 5 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘ABSPATHwp- admin/includes/admin.php’ (include_path=’.;C:\xampplite\php\pear\’) in C:\xampplite\ htdocs\wordpress\wp-admin\includes\upgrade.php on line 5 * I clicked on the above function links and got OBJECT NOT FOUND error 404 * It looks to me like path=’.;C:\xampplite\php\pear\’ needs to be included on line 5 in ‘ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/admin.php’ of ….upgrade.php * Or ‘ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/admin.php’ path=’.;C:\xampplite\php\pear\’ is the path that needs to be included at line five. * I have looked and I can’t figure out where it should be inserted or what exactly should be inserted. I don’t want to go playing around in the file and forget what I’ve done and where I’ve done it. I don’t want to ruin what is already good. Can anyone help? * Thank you. Mark * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [complete beginner](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/complete-beginner/) * [markb202](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markb202/) * (@markb202) * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/complete-beginner/#post-625444) * Excuse me, I am a complete beginner beyond operating a computer. But not beneath following clear instruction. * I am posting to this thread because it is marked as unresolved and I’d like to know how it went. * I want to put a standalone blog together and WordPress looks like the platform to use but I’d like to check it out on my computer first. Am I right that this is possible? * And if I follow the instructions here will I then be able to upload to my chosen host without further modification? * Regards. Mark Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)